2-Minute Tip: Make Eye Connection
Look them in the eye and make strong eye contact. It helps to make the audience feel more comfortable. To make that connection, though you need to hold the eye connection for 4-6 seconds. They will feel you are conversing with them rather than talking at them.
Pure Mind Magic
A few months back, German podcaster, magician, and mindset expert Victoria Mavis joined me to talk about the intersection between public speaking and magic. You can find that interview at 2MinuteTalkTips.com/magic.
During December, I had the pleasure of appearing on her show, Pure Mind Magic. We talked about speaking, sure, but much of the conversation was about my stroke story and the power of mindset in recovery. You can listen to it here or subscribe for free to Pure Mind Magic in your favorite podcast app.
Post Tip Discussion
I spoke with George Hendley from The Speakers Academy in Dallas. It was a great conversation about speaking, training, technology, and the way the field has changed over the years.
He has had an active leadership role in the American Society for Training and Development for over 20 years. He was a member of the National Speakers Association for 10 years and the International Coach Federation for 5 years and has held numerous leadership positions in both organizations on the local level. He has been an adjunct college teacher for 5 different courses over a period of 10 years. He continues to enjoy speaking in church events and on mission trips abroad for over 40 years.
As an authorized partner for Wiley Publishing (formerly Inscape Publishing and Carlson Learning) George has a rich and very successful career. In the last 24 years he has earned the Diamond award twice putting him the top 2% of all distributors in the world for sales volume of the DiSC profile and other related programs. He has lead dozens of seminars and workshops across the country for a wide variety of companies (including Fortune 500 companies) and still serves a variety of clients who appreciate his wisdom and experience with the tool.
During the past 26 years George authored over 150 articles on a variety of important topics. Those topics include Presentation skills, Listening, leadership and understanding body language as a form of communication. He posts frequent tips and insights on his Speakers Academy Facebook and LinkedIn page that are clear, brief and practical.
His zeal for learning and the desire to teach and mentor others makes him a passionate, enthusiastic and competent presenter.
Links
The Speakers Academy The Speakers Academy
The Speakers Academy on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeakersAcademy/
George Hendley on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgehendleythespeakersacademy/
George Hendley on Twitter
https://twitter.com/George_Hendley
George Hendley Email
George Hendley
Phone 972.234.4377
The Speakers Academy on Meetup
https://www.meetup.com/The-Speakers-Academy/
Bill on Pure Mind Magic
https://victoriamavis.podbean.com/e/60-pmm-changing-your-brain-changing-your-body-wiht-bill-monroe/
Call to Action
- Share your thoughts on George's perspective in the comments below
- Check out George's site, The Speakers Academy, at http://thepeakersacademy.com
- Share this episode with a friend, colleague, or relative with the link http://2minutetalktips.com/george
- Use strong eye connections
- Don't get best…get better
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